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FREDERICK DIOKIN'SON, OF GENEVA, OHIO.

VLetters .Patent No. 64,641, dated llfay 14, 1867i FIELD FENCE.

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Be it known that I, FREDERICK DicKINsoN, of Geneva, in the county of Ashtabula, and -State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Farm Fence; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full andvcolnplete description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, making a part of thisspecification, iu whichi Figure 1 is a side view of the fence.

Figure 2 is a top view.

Figure il, au end View.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several views presented.

ln tig. 1, A represents the ground, into which aredriven the stakes B. In the side of these stakes are out notches C, the number of which being according to the distance that the rails of the fence are to be placed It will be observed that there are two sets of notches" cut in each stake, the angular direct-ion of which being to each other as the worm of the fence may determine, thus adapting the direction of the notches to the direction of each panel ot' the fence. On these notchesl the ends of the rails Dare'lplaccd, and thereby supported and retained in place by the addition of n second stake, B', notched in like manner, and driven into the ground ou the opposite side of the rails until the notches in cach stehe become in 'position related to each other, and thereby mutually support the rails. The stakes are then. bound together by a wit-he, Efo. wire tie, or by any other appropriate "means. 'The ends of the rails, when thus staked and bound, are shown in 'lg. 2, in which figure it will be seen that the rails cross each other between the stakes, one stake being on the inner angle made by the two panels,and the other on the outer one. Thus 'the rails are fully supported bythe notches, and strongly bound together by the ties, which will be self-sustaining, without driving the sta-kes into the ground. Hence it is not really necessary, in constructing this fence, to drive the sitakesyas'they can-stand upon the ground, and the ends of the lower rails placed upon stones or blocks of wood. The angular or worm character' of the fence will prevent it from being pushed over, While the staking and binding will hold the rails from being displaced.'

In the constructiorrot` this fence' a less number of rails is required than is used in an ordinary worm vfence. It is much stronger, as the rails cannot be thrown down by thecattle. In virtue of'its being thus staked and bound, it can be built with abonger worm, or straighter, and be equally as strong as thecomlnon worm fence. What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- The rspecial construction and arrangement of a fence for the purpose and in the manner set forth.

FRED. DICKINSON.

Witnesses:

W. H. BURRIDGE, FRANK S. ALBEN. 

